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Mark Davidson, Professor of Geography, Clark University

San Jose and the reemergence of the donut city

American downtowns were facing headwinds even before the pandemic began. Mark Davidson, CC BY-ND

The specter of downtown decline is again haunting American cities.

After many decades of reinvestment and repopulation, some American downtowns are now showing signs of hollowing out again.

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